Garden hose sprayer attachment



g- 25, 1952 L. w. MOCONNELL 2,608,440

GARDEN HOSE SPRAYER ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 7, 1949 J .Zee mllfcazznell I INVENTOR A? BY /1 7 l I ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 26, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARDEN HOSE SPRAYER ATTACHMENT Lee W. McConnell, Butler, Ind. Application December 7, 1949, Serial No. 131,665

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a device designed for use in spraying water soluble weed killing solutions, insecticides, fertilizers or the like, wherein the device is attached to a water hose and positioned on the mouth of a bottle containing the Weed killing solutions to be sprayed, in such a way that the water passing through the device will pick up a quantity of the weed killing solution or material to be sprayed and proportionatelycharge the water for spraying purposes.

An important object of the invention is to provide a spray nozzle that will emit a coarse flat fan-shaped spray with well defined edges as opposed to the usual fine, conical-shapedspray as formed by the usual nozzle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having means for securing it in the mouth of a bottle, the securing means being such that the device may be used with bottles or containers of various sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nozzle which may be instantly cleared of foreign matter by placing a finger over the discharge end of the nozzle closing the discharge end and reversing the flow of the Water main pressure.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a bottle or container with which the device forming the subject matter of the present invention, is used.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the device as positioned on a container or bottle.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the nozzle of the device, the discharge end thereof being shown in section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device comprises a body portion 5, which is circular in formation and provided with internal threads 6 that cooperate with the threads of the usual garden hose fitting, in securing a garden hose to the body portion.

One end of the body portion is bulged outwardly at 1, the center of the outwardly bulged portion being formed with an opening into which one end of the nozzle 8 is extended and secured,

the outer or free end of the nozzle being flattened as at 9 with the upper and lower inner lips of the nozzle concaved as at 9, while the inner corners of the mouth are convex as at l0, to cause the liquid passing therethrough, to take the form of a fiat fan-shaped spray.

The reference character I0 indicates the metering tube of the device which is permanently secured to the body portion, the tube extending through an opening in the bulged portion 1, where the right-angled end H of the tube extends into the nozzle 8 where it is disposed in spaced relation with the end of the nozzle providing the mixing chamber 14, the nozzle 8 being also spaced from the inner surface of the nozzle to cause a suction to be set up in the tube 0, as the water is directed through the nozzle 8. The metering orifice of the tube It is a pin point opening ll formed at the tip of the outwardly extended done I 2', thereby eliminating any possibility of foreign material being funneled towards it.

Connected with one end of the tube 10, is a flexible tube l2 which is of a length to extend to the bottom of the bottle or container with which the device is used, the bottle or container being indicated by the reference character A.

The lower end of the tube I2 is notched at IE to prevent the tube from sucking to the side of the container, in which the tube is positioned.

The body portion is secured in the mouth of a bottle or container, by means of the spring fingers [3 that form a part of the securing device, the spring fingers being formed by providing loops intermediate the ends of a length of heavy wired material, the loops being indicated by the reference character I l.

The spring fingers [3 have outwardly curved end portions 15 that are so constructed that they will bear against the neck of the bottle at the portion of the neck which merges into the :main portion of the bottle or container, as clearly shown by Fig. 2, to the end that the body portion will be securely held within the bottle. It will also be noted that due to this construction, the spring fingers may be compressed or expanded so that they will fit bottle or container necks of various diameters.

In the use of the device, the spring fingers of the securing device are positioned within the neck of a bottle in a manner as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, and as these fingers expand into contact with the inner surface of the bottle neck, it will be obvious that the loops of the securing device will firmly grip the body portion 5 and the bottle or container in which the solution to be mixed with the water is contained.

The water is now directed through the body portion and nozzle 8 which results in a suction being created through the tube IE3, which draws the solution from the bottle, through the flexible tube 12, and tube [6, discharging and mixing the solution into the flow of water in the mixing chamber Hi from where the mixture is sprayed through the nozzle 8, the water acting .as a vehicle to distribute the weed killing solution over the surface being watered. I

Due to this construction, it will be obvious that the weed killing solution or insecticide which is being mixed with the water, may be distributed or sprayed in the desired quantity.

It might be further stated that the gasket 16, which is disposed within the inner end of the body portion 6, will be engaged by the end of the 'fitting of the garden hose positioned within the body portion, providing a water seal between the garden hose coupling, and body portion, to prevent waste or leakage of the water and solution being sprayed, around the hose coupling.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A sprayer adapted for positioning in the mouth of a container, comprising an internally threaded body portion, a tube extending from the body portion for positioning in a container in which the sprayer is positioned, a nozzle attached axially to said body portion and arranged concentrically of the outer end of said tube, a securing means for securing the body portion to the container mouth with one edge of the body portion resting in the mouth exposing the internally threaded portion of the body portion, with said tube extending into the container, said securing means embodying a length of wire material, the intermediate portion of the-wire material being looped around the body portion, holding the securing means on the body portion, the portions of the wire material beyond the loop being curved outwardly providing spring fingers adapted to be fitted within the mouth of the container, frictionally engaging the container whereby the loops grip the body portion, securely holding the body portion in position on the container. 4

I LEE W. MoCONNELL.

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